Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authentic and revered collections of hadith in Islam, compiled by Imam Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari. It contains thousands of narrations meticulously verified and arranged by topic, covering beliefs, worship, ethics, law, and the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Recognized for its rigorous criteria of authenticity, it holds a central place in Sunni scholarship and daily Islamic practice.

Book 68, Divorce, discusses the laws, procedures, and consequences of divorce in Islam.

Sahih al-Bukhari 5126 (Book 68, Hadith 85)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5126 (Book 68, Hadith 85) Narrated Um ‘Atiyya: We were forbidden to mourn for more than three days except for a husband. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، قَالَتْ أُمُّ عَطِيَّةَ نُهِينَا أَنْ نُحِدَّ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلاَثٍ إِلاَّ بِزَوْجٍ‏.‏ Sahih al-Bukhari 5126 (Book 68, Hadith 85)   […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5127 (Book 68, Hadith 86)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5127 (Book 68, Hadith 86) Narrated Um ‘Atiyya: We were forbidden to mourn for more than three days for a dead person, except for a husband, for whom a wife should mourn for four months and ten days (while in the mourning period) we were not allowed to put kohl in our eyes, […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5128 (Book 68, Hadith 87)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5128 (Book 68, Hadith 87) Narrated Um ‘Atiyya: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “It is not lawful for a lady who believes in Allah and the Last Day, to mourn for more than three days for a dead person, except for her husband, in which case she should neither put kohl in her eyes, […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5129 (Book 68, Hadith 88)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5129 (Book 68, Hadith 88) Um ‘Atiyya added: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “She should not use perfume except when she becomes clean from her menses whereupon she can use Qust, and Azfar (two kinds of incense). وَقَالَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، حَدَّثَتْنَا حَفْصَةُ، حَدَّثَتْنِي أُمُّ عَطِيَّةَ، نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ “‏ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5130 (Book 68, Hadith 89)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5130 (Book 68, Hadith 89) Narrated Mujahid: (regarding the Verse): ‘If any of you dies and leaves wives behind,’ That was the period of the ‘Iddah which the widow was obliged to spend in the house of the late husband. Then Allah revealed: And those of you who die and leave wives should […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5131 (Book 68, Hadith 90)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5131 (Book 68, Hadith 90) Narrated Zainab bint Um Salama: When Um Habiba bint Abi Sufyan was informed of her father’s death, she asked for perfume and rubbed it over her arms and said, “I am not in need of perfume, but I have heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, “It is not lawful […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5132 (Book 68, Hadith 91)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5132 (Book 68, Hadith 91) Narrated Abu Mas`ud: The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited taking the price of a dog, the earnings of a soothsayer and the money earned by prostitution. حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5133 (Book 68, Hadith 92)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5133 (Book 68, Hadith 92) Narrated Abu Juhaifa: The Prophet (ﷺ) cursed the lady who practices tattooing and the one who gets herself tattooed, and one who eats (takes) Riba’ (usury) and the one who gives it. And he prohibited taking the price of a dog, and the money earned by prostitution, and […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5134 (Book 68, Hadith 93)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5134 (Book 68, Hadith 93) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade taking the earnings of a slave girl by prostitution. حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْجَعْدِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جُحَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ كَسْبِ الإِمَاءِ‏.‏ Sahih al-Bukhari 5134 (Book 68, Hadith 93) […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5135 (Book 68, Hadith 94)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5135 (Book 68, Hadith 94) Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: I said to Ibn `Umar, “If a man accuses his wife of illegal sexual intercourse (what is the judgment)?” He said, “Allah’s Prophet separated the couple of Bani ‘Ajlan (when the husband accused his wife for an illegal sexual intercourse). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5136 (Book 68, Hadith 95)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5136 (Book 68, Hadith 95) Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) said to those who were involved in a case of Lian, “Your accounts are with Allah. One of you two is a liar. You (husband) have right on her (wife).” The husband said, “My money, O Allah’s Apostle!” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, […]